Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-29

HE PUT THE BULLETS BACK.
Distressing Tragedy In . lawyer
office.
CHARLES 4 nAYER, A wEIL-KSowN ATTORNEY, Ac-
crDKSrAILr SHOT AND KILLED Br ms FuKsp
JORDAN \. nRABL-rHIY wxas LOOKING At A
PISTOL, AND BRAIL PoRGor FlAr n WAS LoADEn
chaa E Mayer, a well-known lawyer, was shot
ana almost instantly killed last night about o
O'Clock by Jordan N. Israel in the latter.s once
GA street northwest. neshootfng is believed TO
have been the result OF accident The two men
who were good friends, had been out together at
tending TO legal business and went To Israel's
ONCE few minutes before the shooting occurred
They were alone In the once. The sharp report OF
pistol brought Q number OF gentlemen and Pc.
nceman McLucas 70 the ONCE. There they found
Mayer dying and Israel STOPPING over him wring-
ing his hands In great distress. physician WAS
called but when he arrived 1t was too late to be OF
service. Mayer died within o few minutes after
the shot was nred. The body OF Mayer was taken
% the nrst precinct station Israel accompanied
Omcer McLucas there without objection The
Mayors home, Si2 Rhode Island avenue. This
morning II was removed 70 Nj. ADrahams house.
Mr. IsRAELs STORY.
MI. Israel, who has q prepossessing face and .
light moustache, spoke freely Of the tragedy, but
at times in his often-repeated narrative gave way
e. gIss TO sra. reporter he said he LEFT
building, where he and Mayer had been
engaged on legal business, in company
they walked down + street. Judge Wilson LETT
them at the Ebbitt House and jacobson at 10th
street They had been talking pleasantly and
Israel said he had to 60 to his once for a few
minutes and Mr.. Mayer said he would accompany
him. Sothey went 70 the ONCE and sat down;
was lying in full view in the drawer. 1t is one
so PISTOL Mr.
Mayors attention, as it naturally would do. and
ne took it. said, Charley, you mad better let me
and removed the charges Then, AFTER he had
looked at the pistol and laid IL down, we talked
ABOUT fifteen minutes. and While taking replaced
the loads In the pistol mechanically, not thinking
al the time what Was d0ing. When we finished
talking he picked the pistol up and, turning, gave
both ways si Cooked K ana T Ges
Mr. Israel broke down in his story as II he dreaded
to state the result of mis- handling the pistol ~
that 1 had replaced Them" Mr.. Israel spoke
mighty OF Mayer: lhey were be said the best OF
friends and he admired Mayer for his culture and
MS good fellowship.
Mr. Abrahams and other gentlemen corroborated
lsraeps story up TO the point where Israel ana
Mayer went to Israeis Office The two men, they
said were the best OF friends, and they had been
engaged in a friendly conversation before gong
toISraels Office There was not time, they thought,
Tor any serious quarrel TO have arisen.
THE VICTIM OF THE TRAGEDY.
Mayer, the victim OF the tragedy, was Q mem
Der OF the firm OF Abrahams & Mayer, and came
here from Cincinnati lie lived at 9I2 Rhode
Island avenue, and leaves Q wife and two chill.
dren.
Mayer was forty-two years of age, and Of Jewish
extraction. He was highly accomplished, and had
considerable legal experience, having served as
dist net attorney IN Alabama during Gen. Grants
administration. HIS father who died recently in
this city at an advanced age, fought In Napoeon's
armies in France, and The cross Of the legion
or honor. He was connected with Senator Jonas,
and many distinguished families OF Jewish extrac-
ton in the South.
The bullet from Israels pistol struck Mayer in
the pit OF the stomach, severing an artery, IT Is
Thought, which produced death almost instantly.
Israel, who is twenty eight years old, was for
msrly clerk to The House committee on bank
OF Lauck Israel
first precinct station to see Israel, and 10 express
their sympathy with him In his distress. Ex-
solicitor General Phillips and Gen. Henckie We're
called In Dy him as counsel.
THE INQUEST THIS AFTERNOON.
A jury of inquest was sworn by Coroner Patter-
son the remains OF Mr.. Mayer In the parlor OF
Mr.. Abrahams house, on 9th street. at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon The jury then repaired TO the first
precinct station-house, on 18th street. The first
witness examined was Judge jeremiah NJ. Wilson.
n have known Mr.. Mayer" said Judge Wilson,
city. never met Mr.. Israel until last night, be-
my meeting him are as follows: There was an ap-
poiRtment to take testimony In my office-the
once OF sneliaoarger & Miison-at 1880. Mr.:
j. j. johnson, Mr. c. c. Lancaster and myself
were sitting In the Office together waiting
for My. Mayer and the stenographer who was 10
take the testimony. About 80, or possibly lit
tie later than that, Mr.. Mayer came In, accompa-
MED by Mr.. Israel. When he came In he shook
hands with me and, turning. said: want 10 In
troduce to you my ,,d friend Mr. Israel who who
talked in pleasant way together,
10 or 20 minutes the stenographer came in and we
began taking the deposition we had assembled
there TO take" Judge wilson here explained that
the stenographer was under a great pressure on
the preliminaries Of the deposition at his lMr.
WilSOn's) suggestion, the hearing was adjourned
and the party separated.
"From The manner that Mr.. Mayer introduced
Mr.. Israel" said the witness, II was impressed
that their relations were OF an extremely friendly
character" Judge Wilson remarked that II it had
not been for the adjournment OF the hearing, Nj.
Mayer would probably be alive to-day.
Judge j. j. johnson, the next witness, said, after
recounting the circu@stapces OF The appointment
Mr.. Mayer with Mr.. lsr ae, whom MIR. Mayer intro
duced to Mr. Wilson and TO the witness as his friend,
MI johnson said that when the party separated
some business. He had never met Mr. Israel be-
fore last night. He had known Mr.. Mayer for a
long time; thought the friendship existing between
Mr. Mayer and Mr.. Israel was OF the warinest char
acter.
Mr. Lewis Abrahams, who was Mr. Mayors
ONCE i lie said he had an inter.
view with Israel in his cell last
evening. Israel he said was agonized beyond ex-
he said "The only foolish thing I did was that
did not take the other barrel and shoot myself"
Personal Movements. etc.
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